YCC Digs Into Trail Projects
YCC crew at work on the switchback in Canyon de Valle. Photo by Sylvan ArgoYMCA News:
The Los Alamos Family YMCA’s Youth Conservation Corps celebrates its biggest summer crew yet – with 38 crew members, three crew leaders and two on-the-job trainers.
The crews began June 3 taking on their first couple of project locations with enthusiasm and creative vision, with returning crews helping new members and everyone applying newly learned techniques and concepts to re-establish and rehabilitate trails that suffered damage in recent fires, YMCA staff said.
As of June 14, the 2013 YCC of The Family Read More
Bronze Statue Honors Sgt. First Class Leroy Petry
U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Leroy Petry
SANTA FE—A bronze statue of U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Leroy Petry was unveiled at Santa Fe City Hall’s South Lawn Monday.
The statue was crafted by Pojoaque Pueblo Governor and sculptor George Rivera in honor of the only Santa Fe native to be awarded the Medal of Honor—our nation’s highest award for military valor bestowed upon an individual serving in the United States Armed Forces. The award is presented by the President of the United States in the name of Congress.
SFC Petry is the 14th New Mexican to receive the award, which was presented to him by President Read More
Los Alamos Opera Guild Presents Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Concert June 30 at Fuller Lodge
Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center Shows Trish Spillman’s ‘Sharing a Life in Fiber Arts’
The fabric art of Trish Spillman. Photo by Carl Newton
Visitors to the Opening Reception chat at the Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center. Photo by Carl NewtonEVFAC News:
Founding member of the Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center (EVFAC), Trish Spillman has been exhibiting her multi-dimensional fiber artwork.
The final day of the exhibit is today. The center is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and other times on weekends.
During the Artist’s Reception June 16, several of the hosts were also fiber artists living in Los Alamos or having Los Alamos connections.
The exhibit educates about an almost Read More
Suicide Awareness and Prevention Working Group Meets Wednesday
JJAB News:
The next Suicide Awareness and Prevention Working Group meets 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, June 26 at the Los Alamos Municipal Building, Room 330.
Note the extended meeting time. This will allow for time for the full presentation from Dan Green, the Social Indicator Epidemiologist for the New Mexico Department of Health.
Green, along with guests from the New Mexico Public Education Department and UNM will present data from the 2011 Los Alamos County Youth Risk & Resiliency Survey. Read More
KKOB Hosts Los Alamos Radio Day Friday
Staff Report
KKOB-AM, in cooperation with Los Alamos County, will host “Los Alamos Radio Day” 4-9 p.m. Friday, June 28 in conjunction with the Downtown Friday Night Series in Los Alamos.
KKOB-AM on-air personalities, Billy Cornelius and Scott Stigler, will host “Los Alamos Radio Day” at Ashley Pond, featuring six 10-minute segments with several Los Alamos officials.
Segments will include interviews with: Katy Korkos (Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce); Jason Lott (Bandelier National Monument); Rob Dixon (Valles Caldera National Preserve); Steve Watts (Los Alamos Co-Op Manager); Thad Read More
Thompson Ridge Fire Update
Smoldering Areas of the Thompson Ridge Fire. Courtesy U.S. Forest Service
Thompson Ridge Fire
Acres: 23,937; Start date: May 31, 2013; Cause: Downed power line; Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve; Containment: 90 percent; Fuels: Mixed conifer and Ponderosa pine; Terrain: Steep, rugged; Resources: 3 crews, 6 engines, 5 water tenders, 1 dozer; Total personnel: 170 and Available air support: 3 helicopters.
Summary: Acreage on the Thompson Ridge Fire increased by 18 acres according to last night’s infra-red flight. The outside fire perimeter has not changed; the growth noted was Read More
Los Alamos Makes Washington Post’s Most Challenging High School List
LAPS News
Los Alamos High School garnered national attention this past week when the Washington Post added LAHS to its 2013 “America’s Most Challenging High School” list.
Earlier in the year, US News & World Report and Newsweek included Los Alamos in their top high schools for 2013.
“I have been rating the most challenging schools in the country since 1998,” said Jay Mathews, creator of the Challenge Index and education columnist for the Washington Post. “This is by far the oldest national rating of our best schools, and the only one that focuses on how hard schools are working to raise Read More
Support for UNM-LA Mil Levy Gets Personal
Linda Daly and Michael Wismer share personal stories about UNM-LA during an interview at the college Friday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.comThe University of New Mexico-Los Alamos is holding a special election Sept. 17, to ask local residents to approve a two mil increase in support of the campus
This will be the first operational increase since the Branch Campus was formed in 1980.
Linda Daly and Michael Wismer are former UNM-LA Advisory Board members who serve on the Los Alamos Committee for Higher Education, which is comprised of a group
Arbitrator Finds in Favor of Los Alamos County in Firefighter Dispute
COUNTY News:
An arbitrator has determined that Los Alamos County acted within its rights in terminating a firefighter who lost his security clearance at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Edwin Render delivered his opinion recently following a February hearing.
The Los Alamos Firefighters Association, Local 3279 initiated the arbitration under the terms of the association’s collective bargaining agreement with the County after the employee lost his security clearance for failing to comply with a request from LANL staff that he submit a urine sample as part of a random drug screening process. Read More
Former LANL Workers Plead Guilty to Atomic Energy Act Violations
Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni and Marjorie Roxby Mascheroni. Courtesy photo
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE—The Justice Department today announced that a scientist and his wife who both previously worked as contractors at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico have pleaded guilty to charges under the Atomic Energy Act and other charges relating to their communication of classified nuclear weapons data to a person they believed to be a Venezuelan government official.
The guilty pleas, which were entered today by Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni, 77, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Argentina, Read More
MANNM Installs Exterior Sign At LAMC
Medical Associates of Northern New Mexico (MANNM) had a sign installed Thursday to an exterior wall near its medical offices at Los Alamos Medical Center. It is the first time in MANNM’s 17-year history that it has had its own exterior sign. Electricians are now working to illuminate the new sign. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Medical Assoicates installs new sign on the building at left. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Medical Center on West Road with the offices of Medical Associates of Northern New Mexico at left of center. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Current Trail Conditions and Closures
COUNTY News:
At 8 a.m. today, all trails on the Santa Fe National Forest have closed due to fire danger.
This includes, but is not limited to:
Sections of the Perimeter Trail (visit www.losalamosnm.us and Parks/Open Space & Trails/Trails Network to link to a land ownership map for details)
- Mitchell Trail above (north of) the Perimeter Trail
- Rendija Trail, Pajarito Trail, Cabra Loop
- Guaje Ridge Trail, Guaje Canyon Trail
- Pipeline Road
- Quemazon Trail from about 0.6 miles above the trailhead
- Cañada Bonita Trail (Guaje Canyon Trail)
- Water, Valle, Pajarito Canyon trails and the Nail Trail
Also, Read More
Los Alamos Soldier Injured in Afghanistan
Micah Jay Andersen of Los Alamos during a ceremony in Afghanistan in which he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
On June 1, 2013, First Lieutenant Micah Jay Andersen formerly of Los Alamos was severely injured by an improvised explosive device (IED) while leading his platoon on a mission near Kandahar Afghanistan.
Andersen lost both legs above the knees. One soldier was killed and six others injured in the attack that included multiple IEDs. Andersen was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Read More
Yang: Change – When is it a Metamorphic One… Part II
Change: When is it a metamorphic one? And when is it an inevitable evolutionary step? — Part II
By ELENA YANG
“To make changes, we can either change the metaphor or the context in which the metaphor is embedded. To change metaphor is about changing the descriptor; to change context, we totally alter the meanings attached to the descriptor.” — Kenwyn Smith
We often use metaphors borrowed from military context to describe organizations, such as “authority,” “subordinate-superior,” “hierarchy,” etc. Let’s for the moment focus on “superior-subordinate” categories. Read More
Los Alamos Student Travelers Take Paris By Storm
The Eiffel Tower is tres magnifique for 24 graduating seniors from Los Alamos touring Europe on an educational trip of a lifetime. The students are discovering Paris. Photo by Lynn Ovaska
Deep thinking underway at Versaille. Photo by Lynn OvaskaRead More
Cone Zone: Week of June 24
COUNTY News:For more information about the projects listed below, e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call 662-8150, or visit the “Projects” link at www.losalamosnm.us. Please slow down and use caution as you travel through these construction areas.
Eastern Area 2 Phase 1 Slurry Seal – Night Work:
Night work requiring road closures will occur on Myrtle, 9th between Myrtle and Canyon, 4th north of Central, and Canyon from Nugget to Manhattan Loop east between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Wednesday, June 26, and Thursday, June 27. RMCI will start staging the traffic control devices at Read More
School Board to Hold Executive Session Thursday
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board will meet in Executive Session at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27 to discuss a specific personnel issue
The board also will discuss the acquisition or disposal of real property per Section 10-15-1-H(8) of the Open Meetings Act.
The meeting is closed to the public. Read More
New Mexico Drops to 50 in Nation for Child Well-being
NM Drops to 50 in Nation for Child Well-being in 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book- State improves in some areas, worsens in others
ALBUQUERQUE—For the first time New Mexico has fallen to the bottom slot—ranking 50 in the nation in overall child well-being in the 2013 national KIDS COUNT Data Book.
New Mexico has never ranked above 40 in the publication’s 20-plus year history, but this is the first time the state has ranked dead last. Last year, New Mexico ranked 49 and Mississippi was 50. The data book, released annually by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, ranks the 50 states on 16 indicators of child well-being, Read More
Scribble Works Reviews: World War Z
Naftali Burakovsky, left, and Lorenzo Venneri
Scribble Works Reviews
By LORENZO VENNERI and NAFTALI BURACOVSKY
World War Z
World War Z is directed by Marc Foster (Monster’s Ball and Quantum of Solace) and stars primarily Brad Pitt among others.
The screenplay (by Mathew Michael Carnahan and Drew Goddard) is based on Max Brooks’ novel and follows the story of a United Nations agent in the aftermath of a worldwide zombie takeover as he tries to answer questions concerning the new plague. We mostly enjoyed the film’s global scale and Brad Pitt’s serious but also funny character. Read More